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Author, Title, Summary Price
R.H. Clive.

Autograph note signed to Robt Triphook, 21 Golden Square London.

One page, 4to, small piece chipped off, spike-hole, edges discoloured, text complete and clear. "I will thank you to send me a List of the Books you have purchased for me and also a List of late publications.

£45.00
R.P. Cruden.

Autograph letter signed to R. Triphook, 23 Old Bond Street.

Author. Two pages, 4to, bottom portion torn off with minimal loss, spike-hole, hole in conjoint blank leaf (blank save address), discoloured but text readable. "I received yours of the 27th ulto respecting the Sale of the S[?] Hill Books on Saturday next, & soon afterwards I received a Copy...

£100.00
Richard Duppa.

Autograph Letter Signed to Longmans.

Artist and author (1770-1831).Three pages, 8vo, bifoliate, tears, fold marks but text legible and complete. "My Dear Sir/ You will have a hundred copies of my book delivered to you in boards on Friday morning. I have ordered Mr Purdy [underlined][see BBTI, Edward Purdy, bookbinder] Tooks Court...

£125.00
Rutland (John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland).

Autograph letter signed to R. Triphook.

(1778-1857). Two pages, 8vo, slight tears on fold marks, sl. discoloration, mainly good and clear. "I enclose a Draft for 71£ being the Account of 1823; Be so good as to send me a proper Receipt for it - I have received the Account for 1824 - Henderson on ??[book title] & Dibdin's Library...

£75.00
S.W. Singer

Autograph letter signed to "Mr T[riphook]"

Samuel Weller Singer. Litterateur and librarian (1783-1858). Two pages, 8vo, grubby, spike-hole but text clear and complete. "You will oblige me by sending me all the numbers of the Indicator since No.1. Vol 2. by Mr Skillington who will return on Friday or Saturday. If you can sometimes send...

£100.00
Samuel Taylor.

Autograph Letter Signed to J.C. Loudon c/o Longman & Co., Paternoster Row, London".,

Four pages, 4to, fold marks, discoloration, some damage with minor loss of text. "My Dear Sir/ Pressed as you are by more important business, it demands apology from me, to intrude any foreign matter on your time and attention - Your wonted kindness is my least & only apology - The business...

£100.00
Sir George Otto Trevelyan

Autograph letters signed (x 2) to Sir William [Henry] Flower (1831-99), director of the Natural History Museum,

English historian (1838-1928). The first letter, 27 February 1891, with letterhead 8 Grosvenor Crescent, one page, 12mo. "Dear Flower, / I have a great deal of work tomorrow morning: but I will certainly come to the general meeting, and to the Standing Committee as soon as I can get there." Long...

£50.00
Sir John Henderson

Autograph letter, initialled, with several third person uses of the name, to Jefferies [sic] Bookseller, Pall Mall.

Three pages, 4to, grubby, chipped, text faded in parts but readable and complete. "Sir/ On calling today at Mr Jefferies's [sic] Shop, to pay for & take away a Suetonius [underlined] & a Sallust [underlined] which he bought (after giving his name)[parenthesis underlined] desired to be...

£100.00
T.H. Horne (Thomas Hartwell Horne)

Autograph note, third person, to Bohte, bookseller..

Bibliographer, Biblical scholar, polemic (1780-1862). One page, c.9 x 5", small portion torn without apparent loss of text which is clear and apparently complete. "Mr. Horne will be obliged to Mr. Bohte to procure for him the undermentioned articles, from the "Leipzig catalogue". viz./ H[K?]...

£75.00
The Duke of Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton Douglas, etc.).

Autograph note, third person, to Clark[e], Bookseller, New Bond Street (i.e. William Clarke).

Book-Collector (DNB)(1767-1852). One page, 8vo, grubby but text readable. "The D of Hamilton will be much obliged to Mr. Clark [sic for "Clarke"] if he will either send by the bearer or procure & send to him at Thomas's Hotel a school book for the Marquess - that he cannot find abroad -/...

£80.00
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